North Carolina started the second half with an interception return for a touchdown and sealed the game with a last-second fumble recovery. In between the Tar Heels did just enough to beat Notre Dame for the first time in a generation.

Cameron Sexton scored on a leaping 4-yard keeper to start the fourth quarter, Quan Sturdivant returned an interception for a touchdown and No. 22 North Carolina rallied to beat Notre Dame 29-24 on Saturday.

With at least one top-five team guaranteed to fall this week, No. 6 Penn State will try to move up in the rankings. The Nittany Lions travel to Madison, where No. 24 Wisconsin will try to stop its agonizing two-game slide.

For the first four weeks of the season, it seemed as if North Carolina's running attack consisted largely of 2-yard pileups at the line of scrimmage. The 22nd-ranked Tar Heels are hoping a big day from a converted defensive back is the start of changing that.